Developed as a rook or kangaroo rifle in the late 1800's (1877 - 1881) but also listed in the 1911 Alfa catalogue as a “special revolver cartridge”. See also British Sporting Rifle. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 398)   

William Tranter (1816 – 1890) was one of the most influential and well respected gun makers in Birmingham in the middle to late 1800’s. He was involved in making a large quantity Adams revolvers under licence and during the mid-1850’s he started making his revolvers...

This is a 308 Win/30-06 case trimmed and loaded with a .429 in. bullet and closely resembles the 44 Auto Mag   

Ethan Allen started his company in 1831 in Milford, MA as a cutlery maker. The company went through various changes over the years with family members joining the company and migrated more and more to firearm manufacturing for the civilian market. After moving to...

Harry Sanford who was the president of the Auto Mag Corporation started the design of the 44 Auto Mag, or 44 AMP in 1958. It was based on the 308 Win case cut to 1.298in and loaded with a .429 cal bullet to a muzzle velocity of just over 1,400 fps and was originally...

The 44 Bull Dog was developed around 1880 and was based on a shortened version of the US 44 Webley or equivalent British 442 RIC revolver. It was a cheaper, less powerful design to be carried in a pocket type revolver and was only made in the USA and Canada....

- From a reply by Dr. P. Regenstreif to a question regarding the Buzenet - from an old (April 1992) ECRA newsletter – During the late 1960’s the French firearm regulations were relaxed somewhat making the old 11mm Mle. 1873 French Regulation Revolver a collectible...

During the early to mid-1860’s the percussion revolver had to make way for the newly developed self-contained cartridge. During this time the US Army began to look for a new cartridge/revolver combination to replace their rapidly obsolete percussion revolvers. The 44...

With duels between opposing parties being prohibited, the tradition continued from the late 19th to the beginning of the 20th century, albeit as a form of sport. This cartridge originates from France and was used for mock duels by persons wearing protective clothing....

The venerable 44 Magnum is undoubtedly one of the success stories in handgun and cartridge development in America. One of the legends of shooting and reloading in America, Elmer Keith, spent a lot of time on loading higher pressure 44 Special loads and in the mid...

Joseph Merwin has been involved in the firearm business since 1856 when he formed a company called Merwin & Bray although the company did not survive the Civil War and by 1868 he formed a partnership with William and Milan Hulbert who at that stage owned a 50%...

There is not much information available on the history and development of the 44 Brazilian Nagant that I could find other than a small e-book publication by Gerard Henrotin that was published in 2005. One of the major centres for firearm production in the mid 1800’s...

The 44 Remington was listed by the Remington Arms Company from 1875 until 1895 and was only chambered in the Remington Model 1875 revolver and utilised an externally lubricated, heel type bullet. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 411)   

Before the start of the Civil War, Smith & Wesson still held the Rollin White patent for the bored through cylinder revolver, which was essential in the development of the new self-contained metallic cartridge. They developed the top-hinged Mod. 1 revolver,...

With the successful launch of the S&W Model 3 American in 1870 and its adoption by the Army Ordnance Board the Russian Military Attaché in Washington, General Alexander Gorloff was just as impressed with the design and it was ordered for the Russian Army. One...

The 44 Special was introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1907 and was based on a lengthened 44 Russian case. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 415)   BP is by Baschieri & Pellagri, Bologna, Italy Thunder Ranch - LAKE VIEW, OREGON - CASES MADE FOR THEM BY...

This is a target cartridge developed by Speer and is technically not a separate caliber, but is interchangeable with all 44 cal. handguns (44 Spl, 44 Mag etc.) Listed here as it is described separately in Erlmeier, Brandt Vol 2 p. 173 (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 416)...

There were two developments that were the sliced bread version of handgun design. The first was the self-contained metallic cartridge and the second was the bored-through cylinder that enabled cartridges to be loaded from the rear of the cylinder. Swiss gunsmith Jean...

The 44 Webley is the American designation of the 442 Royal Irish Constabulary revolver developed in 1868. It was manufactured in the US up to the early 1940’s and was at a stage a popular self-defence caliber in pocket type revolvers. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 419)

This cartridge is listed as the 10.8mm Montenegrin No.4 Revolver in Erlmeier, Brandt Vol 1 p.199 as Ref. 157. From an earlier IAA Forum discussion however this cartridge has been identified as an early long-cased, inside lubricated 44 Webley by UMC and pre-dates the...